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Re: Miniboard in space.
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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Thu, 31 Dec 1998 02:02:50 GMT
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B. Shahian <shahian@+SayNoToSpam+csulb.edu>
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Can you possibly share your complete design (maybe in a web page ?).
That would be a graet service for us all. Thanks
Dave Yoest wrote:
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> Hi, I realize that this is actually not a miniboard list, but since the
> miniboard is actually the handyboards little brother, I figured maybe this
> would be of interest.
>
> About a year ago I was asked to help a local high school integrate their
> research project into a self-contained experiment to fly on the space
> shuttle. Their project involved cockroach research, and they needed to
> record roach activity for 2 minutes every 4 hours. This provided 10 days
> of recorded video using a 120 minute hi-8 video camera. Since the camera
> wasn't programmable for record, we needed a way to control it. I had a few
> miniboards around, and they seemed like the perfect solution.
>
> Using Linux/GCC as a c compiler for code development, the camera power was
> controlled using a relay wired to motor port 1. We used infrared remote
> control on motor port 2 to actually control the camera, since it had a
> infrared control system built in. Motor ports 3 & 4 were connected to
> small light bulbs, and a photocell connected to the analog port monitored
> illumination, The pwm values for port 3 & 4 were adjusted to maintain
> constant illumination levels. A simple elegant solution for video system
> control.
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> This experiment flew on STS95 in November (along with John Glenn), and was
> returned to the High School earlier this week. Review of the video
> indicates the miniboard control system worked flawlessly, and video of the
> roach activity in space was recorded as planned.
>
> Thanks Fred for a good controller design! I'll bet that miniboard
> has travelled farther and faster than any of the others built.
>
> Dave Yoest
> Systems Engineer
> AlliedSignal Aerospace
> NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
> dyoest@splat.gsfc.nasa.gov
>
>
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